Middle school baseball tryouts will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 16 at Campbell County High School. Boys from both LaFollette and Jacksboro middle schools are invited to participate. The original date was Jan. 9, but tryouts have been delayed a week due to extremely cold weather.

Campbell County High School’s girls avenged an earlier loss to district basketball rival Clinton with a 58-34 triumph on Jan. 5 at Clinton.

Sophomore wing Kristin Chapman led the Lady Cougars (2-4 district, 8-7 overall) with a career-best 25 points, 11 rebounds and a blocked shot. She connected on 9 of 13 attempts from the field and 6 of 9 charity tosses.

Jessica Moore, a senior guard who is signed to play for NCAA Division 1 Campbell University next season, complimented Chapman’s effort with 20 points, four assists and a steal.

Cold temperatures may have many area citizens digging deeper into their pockets to cover the costs of rising utility bills.

Campbell County, like the rest of the south, recently experienced some of the coldest temperatures in decades.

The New Year kicked off with bone-chilling weather that seemed to last. It went on for around 10 days to be exact, making it among the coldest and longest cold weather snaps to visit the south in decades.

After his department’s performance during the county’s most recent snowstorm was questioned, Dennis Potter, road superintendent, appeared before the county commission to set the record straight on Tuesday night.

With its balmy breezes and white sands Haiti is a world away from Tennessee.

But when an earthquake of a deadly magnitude hit the island last week, its inhabitants became neighbors for the people here.

As Sunday services convened across Campbell County, the Haitians were not only remembered in prayer but also when the collection plates were passed. For a country torn apart by natural disaster no donation was too small.

Last Thursday, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Kelly Smith stopped a vehicle for speeding. After speaking with the driver and issuing a warning citation, Smith then spoke with the passenger, Brian Fox, 30, of Bradenton Fla., the THP report said. Smith noted in his report that the two men’s travel itineraries differed from one another. Smith then asked Fox if there were any drugs inside the vehicle, he said no.